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Explore the compelling secession statements from five Confederate states—South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Mississippi, and Georgia—issued during the tumultuous period of the American Civil War. These documents, crafted by emerging governing bodies in 1860 and 1861, reveal the motivations and justifications behind their attempts to break away from the Federal Government. Join us as we delve into this pivotal chapter of history, narrated by David Wales.

Ibrahima Abdul Rahman or Abd al-Rahmana was born around 1762 in the African kingdom of Timbuktu, a region now part of Mali. At the age of 26, he was captured in an ambush, enslaved, and eventually transported to Mississippi, where he became a field worker on a cotton plantation. The manumission of Ibrahima and his wife Isabella was obtained prior to the publication of this 1828 work.

Some of the states who rebelled against the Federal Government in the American Civil War issued statements by nascent governing bodies explaining why they were attempting to leave. Here are the statements, published in 1860 and 1861, of South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Mississippi, and Georgia. - Summary by David Wales